Re: [Matplotlib-users] How Does One Learn to Use MatPlotLib?

2010-02-14 Thread dred
Not read it myself but 'Matplotlib for Python Developers' might be what you're after - see review http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1222 Best way to learn Matplotlib is to use a good IDE like Spyder. I find it much easier than IPython. http://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/ Installing Python(x,y) is

Re: [Matplotlib-users] How Does One Learn to Use MatPlotLib? (PUG)

2010-02-12 Thread Wayne Watson
I'm beginning to read aboutPython OOP, classes, inheritance and the like. It seems like an understanding of those concepts is key to understanding how the import needs are met. -- Crime is way down. War is declining. And that's far from the good news. -- Steven Pinker (and other sources) Why

Re: [Matplotlib-users] How Does One Learn to Use MatPlotLib? (PUG)

2010-02-12 Thread Gökhan Sever
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Wayne Watson sierra_mtnv...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I'm beginning to read aboutPython OOP, classes, inheritance and the like. It seems like an understanding of those concepts is key to understanding how the import needs are met. -- Crime is way down. War is

Re: [Matplotlib-users] How Does One Learn to Use MatPlotLib?

2010-02-11 Thread Wayne Watson
Thanks for the info. I'm semi-resistant to ipython. I tried if for a few hours, and it seemed a bit too much like linux. Years ago I used linux a lot, and enjoyed it. I'll consider it. Windows is the game now. Yes, actual use is good, but the needed imports seem a bit baffling. scipy, pylab,

Re: [Matplotlib-users] How Does One Learn to Use MatPlotLib? (PUG)

2010-02-11 Thread Wayne Watson
Well, here's an interesting twist on help, PUG, Python Users Groups. A world wide list is at http://wiki.python.org/moin/LocalUserGroups., The nearest one to me is near San Jose, CA about 180 miles from here, and meets the fourth Thursday of the month. Fortunately, I travel down there fairly

[Matplotlib-users] How Does One Learn to Use MatPlotLib?

2010-02-09 Thread Wayne Watson
Subject is the question. As I see it, it's useful to know MatLab. A simple query with matplotlib tutorial shows a number of hits. The first, reference to v0.99.a documentation barely qualifies. Examples galore and a pretty minimal introduction. In the first 10 or so hits ther's a blog and

Re: [Matplotlib-users] How Does One Learn to Use MatPlotLib?

2010-02-09 Thread C M
sierra_mtnv...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Subject is the question. As I see it, it's useful to know MatLab. A simple query with matplotlib tutorial shows a number of hits. The first, reference to v0.99.a documentation barely qualifies. Examples galore and a pretty minimal introduction. In the

Re: [Matplotlib-users] How Does One Learn to Use MatPlotLib?

2010-02-09 Thread Gökhan Sever
On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Wayne Watson sierra_mtnv...@sbcglobal.netwrote: Subject is the question. As I see it, it's useful to know MatLab. A simple query with matplotlib tutorial shows a number of hits. The first, reference to v0.99.a documentation barely qualifies. Examples galore